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Outdoors in Mount Wilson

More than half of Mount Wilson’s land is conserved: 80%

80% of Mount Wilson’s land is conserved, about 2,337 acres. 9.4 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Wilson, 2.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
80%
2,337 acres · of 4.6 sq mi of land
Trails
9.4 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

2,337 conserved acres

80% of Mount Wilson’s land. Who manages Mount Wilson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management2,337 ac
National Public Lands · 2,337 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Caliente Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management2,337Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Mount Wilson: May to August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)424451586879868475635041
Rain (in)1.21.51.41.01.20.61.11.11.01.30.71.1

June is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Wilson →

Questions about parks and trails in Mount Wilson

Is there public land near Mount Wilson?

223,634 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Wilson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,348 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mount Wilson neighbors.

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Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →